A man has been arrested over a plot to detonate a bomb in New York City.

The city’s Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, said a 27-year-old man was facing three terror charges following his arrest.

Mr Bloomberg said Jose Pimentel is an “Al Qaeda sympathiser” who was operating as a “lone wolf” without any links to foreign terrorist groups.

It is claimed that Pimentel, a US citizen, had police and postal facilities among his intended targets.

Sky News